DOJ Ends Consent Decree Review Without Action

The Dept. of Justice has ended its ASCAP/BMI consent decree review without taking action, meaning the agreements governing how ASCAP and BMI operate will continue to exist exactly as they are now.
That’s likely to the chagrin of the two performance rights organizations, the music publishing sector and many songwriters who were hoping the consent decrees would be modified, but to the relief of the music user licensee community that wanted them to stay exactly the same.The DOJ’s assist